SIMFEROPOL (Ukraine), December 25 (RIA Novosti) - The bodies of nine people killed in a gas blast at an apartment building in Yevpatoriya, southern Ukraine, have been recovered from the debris, Ukraine's UNIAN agency said on Thursday citing an emergencies ministry spokesman.
The powerful explosion, which is believed to have been caused by household gas, ripped through the five-storey apartment block in a quiet suburb in the town of Yevpatoriya late Wednesday.
The spokesman said 20 people had been rescued from the building, adding "Around 60-62 people could still be in the debris."
Five people have been hospitalized.
